Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Solid donor engagement strategies help organizations improve their donors’ connection with their work, establish strong donor relationships, and retain their donor base. Invite donors and other supporters to ask questions about your work, mission, and organization. Teaching them something. Host an “Ask Me Anything” session.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. But that’s only because it was my first one. It didn’t take long).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2022

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the new book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. His playbook, guide and techniques incorporate real life examples, research, and a little tough love.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Accomplished leadership and executive coaches Bill Berman and George Bradt have discovered over the past 30 years that: People lose their ability to influence others and impact the organizations they work at because they are not focused on the most essential, mission-critical business and cultural priorities of the organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2018

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused. I also include my list of work/life habits that I want to maintain or modify.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 7, 2021

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 1, 2021

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2020

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

The problem is that everyone is drowning in unnecessary work and inefficiencies that prevent them from focusing on the work that drives results. Sonnenberg believes that by implementing the CPR Framework, you and your team will: Reduce stress and burnout by creating a more stable work environment. What’s the missing link there?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2017

So, it was really a great honor to co-teach a master class on digital strategy and two crowdfunding workshops. When you teach internationally, it is important to localize your content and Tharum was able to provide many local and regional examples and tips. He spoke about networked mindsets and how to work across sectors.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.” Furthermore, he adds, “Working harder doesn’t always achieve better results. We need to make tweaks and try new ways of working.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

He explains that: Company culture is the system of beliefs, values, goals, behaviors, and the way employees feel working in the organization—from leadership style, decision-making norms, customer experience, and company policies—officially and unofficially. If you don’t know it or don’t have one, work with others to create one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Plus, I still had a full-time job, so I could only work on it nights and weekends. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 24, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Beyond that, most of the examples in the book were from world of business. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works. apply the 80/20 rule.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

New employees were given a variety of simulations to see how they''d respond and work together in different scenarios. They discovered three things: Millennials focused on individual strengths to determine how to divvy up the work. They discarded whatever information or techniques that weren''t helpful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

This new edition addresses the specific needs of high school and college students , teaching them readily actionable time-management methods, techniques and strategies. Beyond that, most of the examples in the book were from world of business. is successful for the simplest of reasons: it works. apply the 80/20 rule.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We can allow donors to teach us through their behaviors. It is the only way to understand how donors perceive and truly value your work. Are there many organizations working on the same issue, or are there only a few? Can donors understand your work without the benefit of being a part of the day-to-day operations?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

I created Excel for Evaluation , a series of more than 25 video tutorials with real examples from nonprofits, to share my favorite techniques with nonprofit leaders like you. Here’s an example where I calculated the mean, median, and standard deviation of the age of people who were served by a nonprofit organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. These amazing activists work every day on the front lines of communities across the U.S., Then it was time for a simple exercise.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When COVID-19 reached its level as a pandemic, I worked at a 34-year old dance institution. For example, was the dance tuition fair now that there was no tour or regular performances? teaching artists who directly interacted with students. It was a major overhaul, to say the least, but it was a necessary means to the mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Descriptions of key digital measurement concepts, terminology and analysis techniques. Deep-dives into Google Analytics reports with specific examples for evaluating your digital marketing performance. Guidance on how to build an effective measurement plan. Best practices for collecting actionable data.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 17, 2013

While I have been doing content curation for the past twenty years that I’ve worked as a technology trainer, in July, 2011 I discovered the Scoop.It Practice and experiment: Read the article and try the technique and describe how it worked or didn’t for you. Instead, content curation helps us keep focused.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Peer-to-peer-fundraising is a technique that thousands of nonprofits and charities use to get current supporters fundraising on behalf of the organization, and it’s a great, easy way for you to engage with a cause you care about. Then, create a crowdfunding site for your campaign and get to work sharing it with your networks.

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Global Giving

APRIL 25, 2020

The chatter is everywhere, and it can be challenging for organizations, especially those that tend to have fewer technical resources on staff, to know how these new tools might help (or hinder) their work. To do this, we use a process called machine learning that allows us to “teach” computers how to tackle these tasks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2013

We sang the song of welcome which is also about being networked and working together. After finishing the song, we rubbed noses which was a traditional welcome gesture. One thing I have learned working mostly outside of the US is to start a training by honoring a local tradition. New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2018

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

For example, just a few weeks ago I decided to kick a bad habit to curb: sleeping with my mobile phone which was disrupting my sleep. I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks. How about you? I did it!

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Working with a client recently, we were drilling down on the data behind various fundraising sources. Two examples. Lets look at a couple of examples. In our second example, let’s look at online giving. It is time to manage that problem and reduce risk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. It is far less work to slap together a powerpoint presentation and prepare the content. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

It's not about the work, but rather, the people who do the work." He further explains that leaders can no longer afford to ignore the shift toward a people-first culture and its direct influence on a healthy, effective work environment. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion.

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